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crusade

[kroo-seyd] / kruˈseɪd /


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Strickland, who is Hilton’s campaign chair, swears that he and his former colleagues didn’t plan to take their crusade statewide, but “when you do a great job, other opportunities present themselves.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Her crusade reflected her earlier shock upon seeing Lower East Side tenements for the first time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

Brought alongside six other high-profile figures, including pop icon Elton John and his husband David Furnish, it is the prince's last active legal case in his long-running crusade against the British media.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

Meanwhile, the crusade against Captain Kelly seems doomed to a proper flameout.

From Slate • Jan. 13, 2026

They are the martyred heroines of a holy crusade for freedom and human dignity.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry




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